uPVC Spray Painting in Wetherby

When homes in Wetherby were built, and what that means for the frames

Around Wetherby centre, the Valuation Office Agency counts 5,740 properties: 6% built before 1919, 7% between the wars, 37% from 1945 to 1972, 33% from 1973 to 1999 and 17% since 2000. The standout figure is the 33% (about 1,880 properties) built from 1973 to 1999, well above the 19% average. uPVC became the normal window for new houses during the 1980s and 1990s, so many of those 1,880 homes still have their first frames. For those 1,880 properties, the frames are now roughly 25 to 50 years old, the age when white uPVC chalks, yellows or greys in the sun while the windows themselves still work. The 37% built from 1945 to 1972 is also above the 26% average: about 2,110 post-war homes, most of them now on their second set of windows.

In total 50% of properties here, about 2,880, were built from 1973 onwards when uPVC was the usual window, above the 36% average for the towns we cover, while 13% predate 1939. Many of those 2,880 homes have frames that have only ever been white, and a respray changes that for far less than replacement windows.

Types of home in Wetherby, and a worked price

Of the 5,422 households counted around Wetherby centre in the 2021 Census, 44% live in detached houses, 25% in semi-detached, 16% in terraced houses and 15% in flats. The largest group is detached houses, about 2,370 households or 44% (average 20%), and at our published rates a detached house with ten windows and two doors would come to roughly £1,200 to £2,200 before fascias, soffits or a conservatory, with the exact price set after we check frame sizes, condition and access.

Detached and semi-detached houses together account for 69% of households, about 3,730 (average 58%), and houses like these tend to have more elevations, longer runs of fascia and soffit, and often a conservatory or porch. For those 3,730 homes, the whole-house package of £2,000 to £5,500 on our service page is a more realistic guide than a per-window price.

About 4,610 households here (85%) live in houses rather than flats, and many houses with uPVC windows also have a uPVC roofline of fascias, soffits and bargeboards that weathers alongside them; spraying the roofline in the same visit as the frames ties the colour together and is usually more economical than two separate jobs.

Owners, landlords and timing

76% of households own their home, about 4,150, above the 63% average, and only 11% rent privately; for those owner-occupiers the comparison that matters is with replacement, which our service page puts at £8,000 to £15,000 for a whole house against £2,000 to £5,500 for a full respray with a 10-year written guarantee.